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I hate that everything now is a subscription service instead of buying it and do whatever you want.

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[-] snobben@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago

Brother printers are fantastic. They cost a but more upfront but actually work

[-] Jamie@jamie.moe 51 points 1 year ago

Additional hot take: get a laser printer for your normal documents and just get photos printed somewhere else. The money you'd spend buying 4x6 photos on someone else's ink and paper would probably be less than you'll pay for color ink unless you're an absolute photo printing maniac. And a laser printer toner cartridge will last you like 1,000+ pages.

[-] Breadnbrew@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Agreed, my wife and I got a Brother laser printer about 3 years ago and I still haven't had to change the toner. It's been telling me the toner is low for months but still keeps going strong. Granted we don't print a TON, but we print enough that the initial cost of a laser printer made sense.

[-] Zink@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

This is the way to do it. Getting your photos printed by somebody else will be tons cheaper AND give you better results.

[-] Rubanski@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Second this. Bought a Dell one 10 years ago and it's still working like a charm! Got me through all of Uni Ani besides the finicky diva driver it's just amazing!

[-] CarnivorousCouch@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Yep, I bought a Brother laser printer for $120 a few years ago. I don't use it super often, but it's been reliable and easy to use whenever I need it. I've never had to replace the toner. It just works.

[-] TwoGems@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Is it good for someone who constantly needs to print documents

[-] VelociCatTurd@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

This is just anecdotal, but I work in IT and I can’t recall a brother printer ever giving me a headache. HP is obviously the worst.

[-] zikk_transport2@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

HP is obviously the worst.

HP is special kind of printers shitcompany. They probably spent years on doing market research to understand what people NOT want, so they can do exactly that. 😂

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

HP used to make rock solid laser printers back in the late 90s and 00s. Shame what they turned into.

[-] stranger@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I recently had an HP printer to set up for a client (IT as well), and it only had USB 2.0 and Ethernet interfaces. The printer needed an internet connection and activation online before it would even let you print over USB, and of course the Ethernet port was dead and wouldn't connect, so now it's just a shitty white brick with HP stamped on it. At least they were able to return but how does that make sense in practice?

makes me wonder, how are they still in business doing that?

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

A laser printer is best no matter if you print a lot or a little.

Brother will generally be an excellent choice. While HP will generally be probably the worst choice you can make.

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

As long as you don’t need color a laser printer is way better for printing documents.

[-] TurboDiesel@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I love my color laser. (Again, props to Brother). It takes off-brand toner with no fuss and hasn't failed to print yet.

I don't know that I would print photos with it, but it's more than sufficient for everyday documents and even game manuals.

[-] Cornpop@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The best. Color laser is pricey but not many people would need that.

[-] ebits21@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I printed a ton of documents in university with a black and white brother laser printer. All my notes were always printed, for example.

Still have it over a decade later.

[-] johnnyjayjay@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

Needed something to print the occasional document for bureaucracy stuff, and I also got a Brother printer a while ago. Used, laser (very important for good value imo), 100 bucks. An older model, black-and-white but with wifi support. Didn't need to register my license, create a cloud account or whatever other shit companies come up with these days, I could just turn it on and it worked.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

They're incredibly reliable. I've had the same Brother laser printer for a good 15 years now. Possibly longer. Old enough that there's no wifi or bluetooth options, but it's a network printer because it has ethernet.

[-] ebits21@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

I made my old brother a wifi printer with the help of a raspberry pi.

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